Taurus 3210 | Formosat-2

ROCSAT 2 (Republic of China Satellite 2) is the second high-resolution Earth observation satellite for the Taiwanese National Space Program Office (NSPO) whose mission is regional remote sensing – to collect data to be used for natural disaster evaluation, agricultural applications, urban planning strategy, environmental monitoring, and ocean surveillance. In addition, the satellite's payload will include an auroral observation instrument.

Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit

Rocket: Minotaur-C 3210 · Provider: Orbital Sciences Corporation